Press release - Textile imports: MEPs push for EU rules to curb worker exploitation
(WorldNews Belgium)

EU rules are needed to oblige textile and clothing suppliers to respect workers` rights, say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Thursday. Textile workers around the world, many of whom are young women and children, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty, violence and hazardous conditions. These practices also harm the EU industry, as they result in social dumping, MEPs note in a non-binding resolution. In an effort to push the `flagship initiative` aimed at...